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12 String-Electric & Acoustic1965 Gibson ES-335-12

Tea Burst, a nice guitar that plays and sounds great. This one comes to us from our pal Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick and was set-up by Joe Glaser in Nashville. It has a beautiful Brazilian rosewood fretboard, patent sticker pickups and a mix of nickel and chrome hardware (nickel ABR-1 bridge and nickel Kluson tuners). The pots, switch, and a cap have been professionally replaced - the originals are included in an envelope in the case. These were Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys preferred 12 string guitars.

Addendum:Oops. It looks like we missed something. At some point in this guitar's life, there was the clumsy addition of what appears to be plaster inside the instrument between the center block and the curve of the bottom of the guitar. Strange? Yes. Likely added in an attempt to offer a degree of feedback abatement at high stage volumes, as there are no cracks or any other structural issues to point toward an alternate explanation. As Tom says in his included note "I love electric 12-string guitars and this Gibson ES-335-12 is a good one". From the man who invented the 12- string bass...and we agree.New lower price! $2895